The Suicide Squad is a movie directed by James Gunn in 2021 and based on the characters from the comic book Suicide Squad by Steve Anglehart, first published in 1987. The movie features Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, Viola Davis, David Dastmalchian, John Cena, Jai Courtney, and others.
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“The movie is better than the comic book”
But the comic book is worth reading.
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Storyline
Imprisoned convicts of Belle Reve penitentiary are sent as members of Task Force X to the South American island of Corto Maltese to destroy Jotunheim, a Nazi-era prison and laboratory which held political prisoners and conducted experiments. During the mission, they come into conflict with Starro, a giant, telepathic alien starfish.
Movie vs Book
Year
2021
Minutes
132
Movie Rate
7.50
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Suicide Squad
Director: James Gunn
Country: USA
Year: 2021
Length: 2h12m
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Year
1987
Pages
229
Book Rate
7.60
S: Goodreads
Comic Book
Suicide Squad
Author: Steve Anglehart
Country: USA
First published in: 1987
Length: 229 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Suicide Squad
Other screen adaptations of the comic book
Movie by David Ayer
User polls & recommendations
“If I want to write a movie, I'll write a screenplay, but if I have an idea for a book, it's something that I think can only be done novelistically.”
BRET EASTON ELLIS (Writer)
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